Posted on 05/15/2021
By: Steven Galeano
Luis Nery and Brandon Figueroa square off tonight in what fight fans anticipate to be an all-out war between two undefeated Mexican champions. The action takes place from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson and will be televised live on Showtime (9p ET/6p PT). Nery’s WBC Super Bantamweight World title and Figueroa’s secondary WBA title will be on the line. The winner moves onto a unification with Stephon Fulton (19-0, 8 KOs) in September.
Nery (31-0, 24 KOs) and Figueroa (21-0-1, 16 KOs) present very different physical attributes, yet what they possess most in common are their all-action pressure styles. Both champions hit very hard and have shown defensive vulnerabilities, which leans toward a brawl for however long this championship bout lasts. Figueroa will have both a three-inch height and five-inch reach advantage over Nery, and it will be extremely interesting to see if he displays that difference throughout this title fight.
Luis Nery was stopped with a body shot. Photo Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME
Brandon Figueroa added the WBC Super Bantamweight title to his WBA (Regular) belt, as he knocked out Luis Nery in seven rounds in a toe-to-toe war in Carson, California.
The pair came into the clash unbeaten in a combined 53 fights, and Nery walked in as a two-weight world champion, having previously reigned at Super Bantamweight, while WBA title holder Figueroa was making the third defence of his belt.
Nery began with menace, setting his stall out by using his jab effectively and also nailing Figueroa with a left hand that momentarily stunned the WBA champion in round one.
Brandon Figueroa TKO-7 Luis Nery
Tonight’s Showtime main event largely lived up to Carson, CA standards with a fast-paced action fight between titleholder Luis Nery and Brandon Figueroa before Figueroa ultimately scored the stoppage to win the WBC and WBA ‘regular’ world title. Nery actually got off to a fast start in this fight, finding his range early and often which Figueroa made easy by his style of fighting which favors getting in close and letting his hands fly.
For the first half of the fight Nery was largely in control of the fight, but in the seventh round things took a dramatic change as Nery started having trouble maintaining the pace of the fight and during an exchange Figueroa landed a well-placed left hand to the body which put Nery down and unable to beat the 10-count.
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